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When you’re in France, you probably want to live just like a French person - and that means being able to navigate a lot of practical interactions in a daily basis.
Don’t worry! Here’s everything you need to start off on the right foot, including specific tips and scripts you can use in many situations.
Welcome to Week 4 of the Comme une Française French Summer Camp!
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  • @Commeunefrancaise
    @Commeunefrancaise5 жыл бұрын

    Qu’est-ce que tu as appris aujourd’hui ?

  • @user-zq3gk3hp1w

    @user-zq3gk3hp1w

    5 жыл бұрын

    Beaucoup des trucs culturels, c'est bon comme ça?

  • @mahidulstechtalk

    @mahidulstechtalk

    5 жыл бұрын

    J'ai appris beaucoup de choses Merci à vous

  • @jolotschka

    @jolotschka

    5 жыл бұрын

    Il faut être gentil tous le temps, l autre façon on peut être a un barbare étranger :-). No really it is really important to use the starting and ending phrases. Et il faut utiliser et aprendre le conditionnel pour parler gentil et polis.

  • @jesusbladimir

    @jesusbladimir

    5 жыл бұрын

    J'ai appris voir votre beau yeux

  • @taylor.douthit

    @taylor.douthit

    5 жыл бұрын

    Je commande pas "café au lait", je commande "une café" ou "un expresso". Merci Géraldine!

  • @tgilfeth
    @tgilfeth22 күн бұрын

    I started learning French in the 1970s. Of course there was no internet then or youtube. This channel would have been so useful back then. But I'm glad I found it now!

  • @marlinpals4233
    @marlinpals42334 жыл бұрын

    I am retired and living in assisted living so I appreciate your free courses. My last name is pronounced ,"Pauls", or with a low "a" sound.

  • @demooisteNAAM
    @demooisteNAAM2 жыл бұрын

    Enfin un livre en Français!

  • @jeanclelland-morin7130
    @jeanclelland-morin71303 жыл бұрын

    My French classes did not prepare me well enough for my move to France at the age of 58. I lived there for a total of 9 years. I wish my French were as good as your English. And written French ! The rules are Ridiculous ! Merci Bien ❤️💐

  • @judilamble9190
    @judilamble91902 жыл бұрын

    Merci de m'avoir appris à commander correctement du café crème!

  • @qianmagnin9045
    @qianmagnin9045 Жыл бұрын

    It’s a great class I found today, then i have tried several classes immediately, very practical and useful, only one little wish is to use more french to teaching in class, thanks it will be even greater…merci

  • @sisamarketing5204
    @sisamarketing52043 жыл бұрын

    Hello from the Philippines

  • @barryporter8679
    @barryporter8679 Жыл бұрын

    J’aime Cette lecon. Merci!

  • @ianmacdonald2520
    @ianmacdonald2520 Жыл бұрын

    Vos conseils linguistiques sont excellents. Merci pour toutes les informations.

  • @catahuanco
    @catahuanco Жыл бұрын

    You are a wonderful professeur

  • @reiansandiford
    @reiansandiford5 жыл бұрын

    Une carafe! Quel bonnes conseils! Merci!

  • @bankefa976
    @bankefa9762 жыл бұрын

    This is extremely helpful for learning everyday French. Thank you.

  • @josedosanjos2200
    @josedosanjos22002 жыл бұрын

    Merci !

  • @piroozrahimi7967
    @piroozrahimi79675 жыл бұрын

    This is great, better than classroom videos. Please keep this format if most guys prefer this. Merci

  • @gordonwatt900
    @gordonwatt9004 жыл бұрын

    This was exactly what I was searching for! Merci :)

  • @lizzygrezda
    @lizzygrezda5 жыл бұрын

    You are so helpful. Merci!

  • @bikramphookun4948
    @bikramphookun49484 жыл бұрын

    Merci - super!

  • @welcome2behappy
    @welcome2behappy5 жыл бұрын

    great lesson, merci beaucoup!

  • @BriggsonBeer
    @BriggsonBeer Жыл бұрын

    Magnifique! 👏👏👏👏x😀

  • @jenniferberensen3048
    @jenniferberensen30482 жыл бұрын

    Love the format and the teaching too. Merci!

  • @kerrylosi1595
    @kerrylosi15955 жыл бұрын

    Merci beaucoup Geraldine. Très utile.

  • @aleemshah7884
    @aleemshah78845 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful session..... Merci

  • @estherstone4860
    @estherstone48602 жыл бұрын

    I love your classes!

  • @sreymomyung7350
    @sreymomyung73504 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for your Perfect Explanations :)

  • @beatajarczewska3139
    @beatajarczewska31395 жыл бұрын

    Merci Geraldine. Tu es formidable !

  • @sergiopiresbr
    @sergiopiresbr5 жыл бұрын

    Merci beaucoup

  • @josedosanjos2200
    @josedosanjos22002 жыл бұрын

    So helpful lesson ! Thank you so much.

  • @victorvasquesribeiro5632
    @victorvasquesribeiro56324 жыл бұрын

    I love your videos. Thank you so much!

  • @jimboagogo
    @jimboagogo Жыл бұрын

    Excellent, comme toujours! Merci bien Geraldine!

  • @antoniocardenas8031
    @antoniocardenas80315 жыл бұрын

    Merci pour ta vidéo c'est très utile

  • @marlinpals4233
    @marlinpals42334 жыл бұрын

    Merci beaucoup, Bon Jour!!!

  • @wesleyy2792
    @wesleyy27924 жыл бұрын

    Super ! Merci Géraldine

  • @lilianlessa1538
    @lilianlessa15385 жыл бұрын

    Bonjour, j'aimerais vous remercier d'avoir pris le temps de nous éduquer. La phrase "je vais vous prendre..." est nouvelle pour moi. Merci!!!

  • @sugarrush227
    @sugarrush2275 жыл бұрын

    My french teacher showed me this channel and I love it

  • @vl9919
    @vl99195 жыл бұрын

    Merci beaucoup, Géraldine! Cette leçon est très utile!

  • @garyobermuller1014
    @garyobermuller10144 жыл бұрын

    Bonne soirée Mme Géraldine. Merci pour la leçon.

  • @user-lm8mc1zj3x
    @user-lm8mc1zj3x2 жыл бұрын

    thank you for the good lesson .. we local here don't know the fact that what we understand as english often times is french as we say them and how those two languages that share so many words in exact same meaning actually sounds so differently in use.. merci beacoup encore!

  • @LD-cc2de
    @LD-cc2de5 жыл бұрын

    thank u for the lesson. regards from Bretagne

  • @greyowl6387
    @greyowl63874 жыл бұрын

    J'aime bien cet lesson. Merci

  • @franknawa3139
    @franknawa31392 жыл бұрын

    Nice🥰.... always helpful. Will always thank you.

  • @AyoubWissam
    @AyoubWissam4 жыл бұрын

    ca fait beaucoup a nous Geraldine. merci

  • @TheLouisa10
    @TheLouisa103 жыл бұрын

    You are charming, as are your instructions! Merci!!

  • @Nan01040
    @Nan010405 жыл бұрын

    j'ai appris beaucoup d'informations aujourd’hui !! c'est très utile merci ..

  • @taramarbach7175
    @taramarbach71754 жыл бұрын

    Somehow my 10 year old daughter found your page and I love it! We are moving to Grenoble next year. This should be a great help in brushing up on our French!

  • @princesscake70

    @princesscake70

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm jealous. If you want, you can adopt me and I'll go with you!

  • @souhridyobose4362

    @souhridyobose4362

    3 жыл бұрын

    Moi aussi, j'irai en France l'annee prochaine apres le COVID va finir. Comme une francaise m'a aide devenir bon a francais.

  • @raquelpetkovich768
    @raquelpetkovich7685 жыл бұрын

    Bonjour! 👋🏻 J'aime tes vidéos. vous m'avez beaucoup aidé. 💗Merci Beaucoup!! 🙏🏻

  • @Crowmeadow
    @Crowmeadow3 жыл бұрын

    Merci Geraldine. J'ai appris 'ce sera tout, merci' et plus bien encore.

  • @cookloveheal
    @cookloveheal3 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful!

  • @meedimeerban6468
    @meedimeerban64684 жыл бұрын

    C’est génial 👍

  • @avydazoic3864
    @avydazoic38643 жыл бұрын

    merci pour votre cours! c’est bon pour mon français

  • @AnnikaOrne
    @AnnikaOrne5 жыл бұрын

    Merci pour l'episode trés trés informatif! Je vais à Paris dans deux semaines, et j'ai hâte d'utiliser vos phrases. On m'a donné Evian quand je voulais une carafe. Merci beaucoup et bonne journée!

  • @sarashanda7135
    @sarashanda71353 жыл бұрын

    Ça déchire!

  • @taraholmesuk
    @taraholmesuk5 жыл бұрын

    merci

  • @snabbt
    @snabbt4 жыл бұрын

    Mille fois merci, Geraldine. C'est la première fois que je vois le mot "carafe" dans ce contexte-ci. Ca va être d'un grand secours pour moi.

  • @princesscake70
    @princesscake703 жыл бұрын

    Just to be especially obnoxious, I think its more common for Americans to say "deli" or "convenience store" as opposed to "mom and pop," in regard to a small independent grocery or snack/beverage store. In New York City, you could say "bodega." In America, you would more likely use "mom and pop" for a retail store, not a food store. The being said, I have learned an enormous amount from this great video. Thank you for your insights on this! You know far more English than I know French so I will "put a sock in it" now. Bissous! Hero

  • @MaddaTheApache
    @MaddaTheApache5 жыл бұрын

    I just found your channel and I am so happy I did. This is wonderful content. Thank you for all of the printable PDFs as well. It really helps to be able to have things to study while on break at work :)

  • @223raulh
    @223raulh3 жыл бұрын

    Second time around of me watching this video I liked it even more. J'ai appris que J'aime le cafe creme et comment te dire bonjour, bon soir, dire merci et au revoir.

  • @bradleygro
    @bradleygro5 жыл бұрын

    Pour préciser, un café crème is a regular coffee with cream, but un noisette is a shot of espresso with a dollop,of cream! :)

  • @barbaraneal8141
    @barbaraneal81413 жыл бұрын

    Bonjour Geraldine, Merci. c'etait tres informative. Toujours j'ai le grande probleme avec des accents mais peut etre un journee je les comprends (dans mes reves!). Barbara

  • @georgethomas8287
    @georgethomas82872 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful countryside there

  • @brendazeimer4552
    @brendazeimer4552 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you. This is very helpful.

  • @jeric_synergy8581
    @jeric_synergy85814 жыл бұрын

    Merci, Geraldine.

  • @Torontogal777
    @Torontogal7772 жыл бұрын

    So practical! I love ❤️ this! So, how do I say: 1. May I smoke here? 2. Is it permitted to smoke here? (For outdoor cafes.)

  • @mkpeace7573
    @mkpeace75732 жыл бұрын

    Merci, Mlle Géraldine. Désolé pour la malcompréhension que vous soyez un vrai jumeau d'une acteuse américaine. C'est elle, Anne Hataway! Merci. Vous êtes généreuse enseignant de la cours de français!

  • @benjaminmusasizi3777
    @benjaminmusasizi37775 жыл бұрын

    Merci prof. J'apprecie vos efforts de eduquer la belle langue a la monde

  • @garmit61

    @garmit61

    3 жыл бұрын

    Benjamin Musasizi . HiBenjamin, I think it’s La plus belle langue du monde. I agree, but I’m learning Cymraeg at the moment too and really liking that.

  • @amritinside
    @amritinside4 жыл бұрын

    Merci pour el consiel sur comander de'eau

  • @davidclinch1358
    @davidclinch13585 жыл бұрын

    J'ai appris il y des années que (pour un anglais) un noisette est trop petit, pour obtenir un "milky coffee" il faut commander un" grand crème". N'importe où je l'ai commandé j'ai reçu un vrai "milky coffee". Merci de la leçon.

  • @romiagua2746
    @romiagua27465 жыл бұрын

    Ficou legal. 👍

  • @alyaa1308
    @alyaa13085 жыл бұрын

    It's the same in my language, Terrace = teras (indonesian). Thanks for a great video👏

  • @myabboud
    @myabboud5 жыл бұрын

    Géraldine tu es magnifique sur ce programme Merci mille fois Je veux bien d'apprendre plusieurs accents de différents régions de France Est-ce que c'est possible pour vous de la faire ?? Merci :-)

  • @user-jt7nj2ej2g
    @user-jt7nj2ej2g5 жыл бұрын

    You are the bestttttt

  • @Billnn54
    @Billnn545 жыл бұрын

    You are sooo cute! I love learning French with you. Merci beaucoup.

  • @edwardkenna3744
    @edwardkenna37443 жыл бұрын

    Merci Géraldine! J’appris « je vais vous prendre... » Depuis 30 ans, je ne connais pas cette phrase. En anglais, ce n’est pas très poli de l’emploi. Peut-être c’était à cause de ça que je ne le disais pas.

  • @ghada7nassr
    @ghada7nassr5 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful thank you for your amazing lessons 💕💕

  • @Commeunefrancaise

    @Commeunefrancaise

    5 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome Ghada.

  • @baronmeduse
    @baronmeduse4 жыл бұрын

    Je vais vous prendre makes perfect sense. Anyone in Britain should recall that until recently, after a shopkeeper asks: what can I get you/what would you like?, it is still fairly common to say: I'll have or take one of your/one of those...

  • @iamjennbee
    @iamjennbee5 жыл бұрын

    Bonjour Géraldine, je visiterai la france le mois prochain et je suis heureuse d'apprendre les différents types de café. J'ai commandé un « café au lait » lors de visites précédentes et je ne peux qu'imaginer ce qu'ils ont pensé de moi! 😱 Merci pour vos conseils sur l'eau aussi. 🙏🏻 J'aimerais plus de vidéos en français svp❣

  • @Commeunefrancaise

    @Commeunefrancaise

    5 жыл бұрын

    C'est pas grave Jennifer. :) C'est une erreur classique !

  • @mydogdeli
    @mydogdeli4 жыл бұрын

    When you said, "Bonjour à tous", the closed captions thought you said, "Preservatives". Mdr.

  • @katedouza8425
    @katedouza8425 Жыл бұрын

    I ordered cafe au lait in Paris and was hoping for the American kind😂. Now I know it's cafe allonge. Maybe I will say cafe American next time 😅😆. Merci for the info!

  • @johnwoodward7726
    @johnwoodward77262 жыл бұрын

    Le plus important chose que J'ai appris aujourd'hui est l'expression "Je vais vous prendre..."

  • @clairabelle23
    @clairabelle232 жыл бұрын

    Hi Geraldine ! Merci pour la classe ! How does one say 'one shot' , 'two shots' etc pls ? I like my coffee 'allonge' but not with four shots in (as sometimes happens here !) - just extra water. I tried to explain that literally once and caused so much confusion !

  • @boultonart3403
    @boultonart34033 жыл бұрын

    J'ai appris à commander, "Bonjour! Je vais vous prendre un noisette s'il vous plaît." C'est ne pas 'un café au lait'! Je ne savais pas, merci beaucoup :)

  • @anitawaters4745
    @anitawaters47455 жыл бұрын

    Merci Geraldine, je viens d'acheter Le Summer Camp Ebook et Audiobook tout en francais! Merci pour être dédié de nous enseigner la langue francais :)

  • @Commeunefrancaise

    @Commeunefrancaise

    5 жыл бұрын

    Bravo Anita !

  • @marylindberg5516
    @marylindberg55163 жыл бұрын

    I’m trying to locate the lovely video you recorded with another Geraldine who is a professor at a university and understands phonic. I’d appreciate the link to that vide. Merci!

  • @ubizmo
    @ubizmo5 жыл бұрын

    You described me perfectly, after buying something, hearing "Et avec ceci" said very fast. I stand there with a confused smile and mumble "oui?" because I have no idea what was just said. Merci! Also, "Je vais vous prendre" is very useful, and even though we have a similar phrase in American English, I never thought it would work in French.

  • @Commeunefrancaise

    @Commeunefrancaise

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ahahah. Glad to help :)

  • @LD-cc2de

    @LD-cc2de

    5 жыл бұрын

    😂😂

  • @LD-cc2de

    @LD-cc2de

    5 жыл бұрын

    had a friend who went to NY for a week, went to a fastfood place, ordered and was given the ticket #20. His order was ready.Girl keeps calling #20 but he didnt respond.The Girl said , "sir are you #20" sounding a bit annoyed ah oui oui he said, "im sorry i wait for number twentee" girl said, "yes I called number Twanee" he exclaimed "ahhh ok, Twanneee" 😂😂😂😂

  • @krisgakakrisqu0717
    @krisgakakrisqu07173 жыл бұрын

    YOU ARE ABSLOUTELY HILARIOUS!

  • @rasheedmaryam.1797

    @rasheedmaryam.1797

    3 жыл бұрын

    ur mean-

  • @marijkemcneile3863
    @marijkemcneile38635 жыл бұрын

    J’ai appris à commander une tisane, ma boisson préférée

  • @rockyjustice6729
    @rockyjustice67295 жыл бұрын

    Bonjour! J’adore votre chaîne! Je viens à Paris pour la première fois en octobre! J’apprends le français pour dix ans sans un prof ou les classes. Vous avez des conseilles pour visiter Paris? Ce que vous pensez de la « Eurostar » à l’Angleterre pour juste un jour? Je vous remercier.

  • @Commeunefrancaise

    @Commeunefrancaise

    5 жыл бұрын

    Bonjour, L'Eurostar est un excellent moyen de visiter Londres pour une journée ou plus.

  • @natanyat4901
    @natanyat49014 жыл бұрын

    Please make a video in Spanish or where you compare Spanish and French. Many English speaking French students are also learning Spanish or know some Spanish. Sometimes I try to speak French and a Spanish words comes out. Help me!

  • @mysummercrush
    @mysummercrush5 жыл бұрын

    Salut Géraldine! Merci pour cette vidéo excellente. Peut-on utiliser « je vais prendre » de la même manière que « je vais vous prendre »? Merci d’avance!

  • @Commeunefrancaise

    @Commeunefrancaise

    5 жыл бұрын

    En gros, oui. Cependant, j'utilise "je vais vous prendre" pour acheter de la nourriture et "je vais prendre" pour commander.

  • @noloc2
    @noloc25 жыл бұрын

    Love your lessons! Question. What would be the difference between "Je voudrais un café" and "Je vais vous prendre..."? Greetings from Puert Rico.

  • @Dragon-Divas

    @Dragon-Divas

    3 жыл бұрын

    In English it would be the same distinction between "I'd like a coffee" and "I'll take some coffee".

  • @kinky_Z
    @kinky_Z4 жыл бұрын

    I remember a couple in Paris asking me in French how to say "souvenir" in English. I don't think they believed me when I said "souvenir." I also was amused by teenage french students I was hosting asking me, "What does it mean - Pretty Ugly?" lol! What a good question!

  • @magistrumartium

    @magistrumartium

    4 жыл бұрын

    The English translation of "souvenir" is "to remember," but In English "souvenir" is a noun meaning "memento."

  • @PrometheanRising

    @PrometheanRising

    Жыл бұрын

    Never thought of that before. The goodness of prettiness being taken as an extremely good thing, 'pretty' then became an enhancer for other words, he's pretty good, pretty famous, pretty smart, etc... and then it was applied in the negative and you get pretty bad, pretty dirty, and ultimately it rolls up against its own opposite.

  • @abdelhakboukerdoun887
    @abdelhakboukerdoun8874 жыл бұрын

    Aujourd'hui j'ai appris comment demander la direction et un peu de salutation. J'ai appris aussi comment demandes des choses dans un petit commerce par exemple et des manieres de commander á boire quelque chose dans un café.

  • @501archer
    @501archer5 жыл бұрын

    I've only had ONE instance when someone bothered to ask if they could smoke when we were sitting en terrasse and when I said that I preferred they didn't, they got really irritated and moved 2 tables down and started smoking. It seems like asking if people around you care is just a rhetorical question and if you sit outside, it's just expected that you will be okay with smokers. This is one big thing I miss about the US!

  • @beneditakenya6971
    @beneditakenya69715 жыл бұрын

    Aujourd’hui j'ai pris que on dit pas cafe' au lait quand on veut une noisette. Aussi que il faut dire toujours....bonjour/bonsoir...jamais bonne nuit. et il faut dire sil vous plait et merci. c'est une video très utile.Merci

  • @tenehathompson6899
    @tenehathompson68994 жыл бұрын

    Est-ce qu'on peut acheter le ebook et audio en français pour 4.99?

  • @pjmci7036
    @pjmci70363 жыл бұрын

    bonjour geraldine. j'ai appris comment commander des boisons en france , par example, bonjour, je vous prendre un cappacino, s'il vous plait. merci beaucoup geraldine. J'ai l'intention to joindre votre course dans la nouvelle annee. pat 18.12.2020

  • @mrgarfy1
    @mrgarfy15 жыл бұрын

    Why “je vais VOUS prendre” and not “je vais prendre”? Anywho, merci bien pour les vidéos, ils sont trés utile!

  • @kkkkkkkkkk955

    @kkkkkkkkkk955

    5 жыл бұрын

    she explained that's the way local says it. To us it might sound rude but it's the cultural thing.

  • @DMC888

    @DMC888

    4 жыл бұрын

    It’s funny, if you enter ‘je vais vous prendre un café’ into Google translate you get ‘ I will take you a coffee’

  • @matcradle
    @matcradle4 жыл бұрын

    Où est la jardin ? En fait j'habité à Grenoble pour un ans :D

  • @benjaminmusasizi3777
    @benjaminmusasizi37775 жыл бұрын

    J'ai appris comment je peux sonner comme un francais avec la phrase "je vais vous prendre..."

  • @mortazashiplu6390
    @mortazashiplu63905 жыл бұрын

    Nice class 😘💌🌋